Sonus Faber Amati Tradition or Serafino G2

@ghdprentice yes, they are a looker for sure and just elevates the space. I know I can use some room treatment in my room. I will look to add corner base traps and ceiling treatment at some point. Right now I have already spent quite a bit, so will need to ease up on it or else will get in trouble with my significant other -:).

Anyways, I am looking to experiment with setup and positioning to see how to improve the sound without breaking the bank. Any pointers on where to start would be appreciated - is 4feet from back wall plenty or will they benefit from more or less? What would you recommend for toe in?

For most of the time we used couch cushions, pillows, and heavy blankets to simulate room treatments. It was pretty effective and free. Then as time went on he replaced them with ASC bass traps... found some used ones and panels. 

This will not look good. But just try it. Pile up couch cushions directly behind the speakers and add heavy blankets on the floor in front of the speakers. If you can also have some pillows at side wall reflections (just at ear level). If you can cover all the windows behind with heavy something... should make a big difference. 

Make sure your wife doesn’t see it. Put it away before she gets home... just the sight will drive most women crazy. 

But this kind of stuff should give you a little taste of what treatment can do. Good looking ones can be had later. 

@ghdprentice thanks again, for your input. I will try experimenting with some cushions. But I have limited opportunity to do it. I was looking at some used ASC tube traps as well as a possible solution down the line. They do seems to work well based on what I have read.

@rock112  the toe-in appears good in your picture;  I think the optimal position strategy varies by manufacturer but I would think it would be similar...not sure about that;  Regardless, with Wilsons they toe-in quite a bit.  They have mostly flat sides and say that you should just see the inside of the speaker when seated.  Mine are on the pucks on hardwoods as well and I can carefully make adjustments without the spikes coming off the puck so I would think you can do the same;  My method is always to ensure the voices really pop from the center....be sure you use a recording where the voice is in the center;  Patricia Barber Blackbird is a good one and at about 1 min or so into the song it really gets going and the music covers the entire soundstage and even extend outside of the speakers position

@dhite71 great tip on the song. I will try this out. Thanks again.